UN relief chief visits Afghanistan
May 8th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday for a four-day visit to the insurgency-hit country.... Read more...
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$17 mn UN aid to flood-hit Pakistan
October 8th, 2011 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Oct 8 (IANS) The UN has allocated $17.6 million in emergency aid to those worst affected by floods in Pakistan, Xinhua reported Friday.The money will be used to provide ... Read more...
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Need to focus on palliative care, say experts
January 21st, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) With only 1 percent of terminally ill patient getting care in India, medical experts Thursday emphasised on the need to focus on palliative care in the country ... Read more...
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After Congo, Indian peacekeepers save lives in Sudan
June 2nd, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) After a rescue operation in Congo, it was the turn of India's UN peacekeepers in Sudan to save lives after a truck ferrying troops of the Sudanese ... Read more...
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EU welcomes release of hostages by Colombian rebels
February 28th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Brussels, Feb 28 (Xinhua) European Union's (EU) External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner Thursday welcomed the release of four hostages by the leftist insurgent group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). "I am ... Read more...
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